in 2022, a set of 205/65 R15 99T XL of the current year of manufacture, produced in 2022, Hong Kong, Continental AG, was purchased. for two winter seasons, the mileage is more than 20 thousand km, the spikes are all in place, the tread is like new. grip on icy pavement is excellent, slip starts smoothly and predictably. there is a nuance in the behavior on the pavement at temperatures above 0, there are pulls when changing lanes and yaws in a rut. compared to the previous Gislaved NF 100 are very noisy. tires for WINTER, although they are expensive, they work out to the fullest.
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